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WHERE CAN WE GET THE BEST
              PIZZA IN CORNELLA?



                   COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE
                                    ADJECTIVES



http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/grammar-snacks/comparative-and-superlative-
adjectives
LISTENING COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
1. How are pizzas at La Bella Napoli (in comparison to St. Pietro’s)?
     They are tastier than at St. Pietro’s. Their quality is much better and they are
     not the cheapest pizzas.

2. How are the waiters there?
     They have the friendliest waiters ever!

3. How is the pasta at St. Pietro’s?
     They have the most disgusting pasta.
     It is the most disgusting pizza that he has ever eaten.

4. How is the pizza that Daisy’s mum has eaten?
     It is the most amazing pizza ever! It is the best she has ever tried. It has the
     crispiest base she has ever eaten.

5. What is her opinion about the pizzas at La Bella Napoli?
    They are not bad. They use the worst kind of cheese.

6. In the end, where do they eat? Why do they do so?
      They go to a fish and chips restaurant because there is an idiom that states:
      “When in Rome, do as the Romans do”.
• What is the meaning of the idiom
      “When in Rome, do as the Romans do”?

    • Did you know that “fish and chips” is one
      of the most popular dishes in the UK?




battered fish and deep-fried chips, sometimes accompanied by mushy peas and tartar sauce.
COMPARATIVE or SUPERLATIVE?


-La Bella Napoli is better than Pietro’s.

-La Bella Napoli is not the cheapest restaurant.

-The pizza at La Bella Napoli isn’t as good as I remember.

-They make the most disgusting pasta I’ve ever tasted.

-They use the worst kind of cheese.

-Eating “fish and chips” is more typical in England than in Italy.
COMPARATIVES

• one-syllable adjectives: near                     Add –er + than
         La Bella Napoli is nearer than Pietro’s.



• adjective ends in –e: nice                        Add –r + than
         The waiter at La Bella Napoli is nicer than the waiter at
         Pietro’s.

                                                     Change –y for –i and add
• adjective ends in –y: tasty                        –er + than

         The pizzas in La Bella Napoli are tastier than at
         Pietro’s.
• one-syllable adjectives ending in                   Double the consonant and
  vowel + consonant: big                              add –er + than

         The pizzas at La Bella Napoli are bigger than at St. Pietro’s.
COMPARATIVES



•   two or more syllabes adjectives: exciting       more + adjective + than

                   Football is more exciting than golf.




                                                      as + adjective + as
•   When two things are similar
                    Alfie is as tall as Oliver.

                                                      not as + adjective + as
•   When two things are not similar
                    The cheese at Pietro’s is not as good as at La Bella Napoli.
SUPERLATIVES
• one-syllable adjectives                 Add the adjective–est
              La Bella Napoli is not the cheapest restaurant.

• adjective ends in –e                     Add the adj–st
               You are the nicest person I have ever met.

• adjective ends in –y                      Change –y for –i and add
                                            the adj–est
               This is the crispiest base ever.



• one-syllable adjectives ending in
                               Double the consonant and
  vowel + consonant
                                           add the adj–est
               Today is the hottest day of the week.

                                                   The most + adjective
• two or more syllabes adjectives
               They do the most disgusting pasta I’ve ever tasted.
IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES
Good                   Better than                     The best
       La Bella Napoli is better than Pietro’s.   Where do you get the best
                                                  pizza in London?



Bad                    Worse than                      The worst
        The pizza at Pietro’s is worse than at    They use the worst cheese.
        La Bella Napoli.


Far                    Further than                    The furthest
        Pietro’s is further than La Bella          Which is the furthest
        Napoli.                                    restaurant in Cornellà?
– Which is the closest planet to Earth?

– Which is the furthest planet from Earth?
 (Is Pluto a planet at all?)

– Is Saturn bigger than Mercury?

– Which is the smallest planet?

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  • 1. WHERE CAN WE GET THE BEST PIZZA IN CORNELLA? COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/grammar-snacks/comparative-and-superlative- adjectives
  • 2. LISTENING COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS 1. How are pizzas at La Bella Napoli (in comparison to St. Pietro’s)? They are tastier than at St. Pietro’s. Their quality is much better and they are not the cheapest pizzas. 2. How are the waiters there? They have the friendliest waiters ever! 3. How is the pasta at St. Pietro’s? They have the most disgusting pasta. It is the most disgusting pizza that he has ever eaten. 4. How is the pizza that Daisy’s mum has eaten? It is the most amazing pizza ever! It is the best she has ever tried. It has the crispiest base she has ever eaten. 5. What is her opinion about the pizzas at La Bella Napoli? They are not bad. They use the worst kind of cheese. 6. In the end, where do they eat? Why do they do so? They go to a fish and chips restaurant because there is an idiom that states: “When in Rome, do as the Romans do”.
  • 3. • What is the meaning of the idiom “When in Rome, do as the Romans do”? • Did you know that “fish and chips” is one of the most popular dishes in the UK? battered fish and deep-fried chips, sometimes accompanied by mushy peas and tartar sauce.
  • 4. COMPARATIVE or SUPERLATIVE? -La Bella Napoli is better than Pietro’s. -La Bella Napoli is not the cheapest restaurant. -The pizza at La Bella Napoli isn’t as good as I remember. -They make the most disgusting pasta I’ve ever tasted. -They use the worst kind of cheese. -Eating “fish and chips” is more typical in England than in Italy.
  • 5. COMPARATIVES • one-syllable adjectives: near Add –er + than La Bella Napoli is nearer than Pietro’s. • adjective ends in –e: nice Add –r + than The waiter at La Bella Napoli is nicer than the waiter at Pietro’s. Change –y for –i and add • adjective ends in –y: tasty –er + than The pizzas in La Bella Napoli are tastier than at Pietro’s. • one-syllable adjectives ending in Double the consonant and vowel + consonant: big add –er + than The pizzas at La Bella Napoli are bigger than at St. Pietro’s.
  • 6. COMPARATIVES • two or more syllabes adjectives: exciting more + adjective + than Football is more exciting than golf. as + adjective + as • When two things are similar Alfie is as tall as Oliver. not as + adjective + as • When two things are not similar The cheese at Pietro’s is not as good as at La Bella Napoli.
  • 7. SUPERLATIVES • one-syllable adjectives Add the adjective–est La Bella Napoli is not the cheapest restaurant. • adjective ends in –e Add the adj–st You are the nicest person I have ever met. • adjective ends in –y Change –y for –i and add the adj–est This is the crispiest base ever. • one-syllable adjectives ending in Double the consonant and vowel + consonant add the adj–est Today is the hottest day of the week. The most + adjective • two or more syllabes adjectives They do the most disgusting pasta I’ve ever tasted.
  • 8. IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES Good Better than The best La Bella Napoli is better than Pietro’s. Where do you get the best pizza in London? Bad Worse than The worst The pizza at Pietro’s is worse than at They use the worst cheese. La Bella Napoli. Far Further than The furthest Pietro’s is further than La Bella Which is the furthest Napoli. restaurant in Cornellà?
  • 9.
  • 10. – Which is the closest planet to Earth? – Which is the furthest planet from Earth? (Is Pluto a planet at all?) – Is Saturn bigger than Mercury? – Which is the smallest planet?